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Financial Regulation July 7, 2018

Mulvaney's challenger for CFPB leadership resigns

Leandra English, the deputy director of the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, announced on Friday that she was resigning, having failed to sue President Trump for control of the controversial agency.

Federal Courts January 10, 2018

Judge again backs Trump pick to lead consumer finance watchdog

A federal judge on Wednesday sided with the Trump administration for a second time in a fight over the control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, denying a request for a preliminary injunction filed by an Obama-era official.

Financial Regulation December 20, 2017

As tax bill passes, a scramble to roll out rules for the new year

As the White House takes its victory lap over the passage of the sweeping Republican tax overhaul, the IRS is scrambling to roll out new rules in time for 2018.

FINANCE November 28, 2017

What is the CFPB?

Here’s what you need to know about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the fight over who will lead it.

POLITICS November 25, 2017

Trump calls CFPB 'a total disaster' in a tweet following Cordray's resignation

President Trump took to Twitter on Saturday to air his grievances with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

Financial Regulation October 27, 2017

Tax Bill Fight: 401(k), local property tax breaks back in crosshairs as House faces deadline

Republican ambitions to overhaul the country’s tax code got a big boost this week after the House narrowly passed a budget blueprint – but lawmakers are now scrambling to bridge deep divides over contribution limits to 401(k) retirement accounts and the possible elimination of a popular tax break.

Cybercrime September 21, 2017

SEC says hack may have led to illegal Wall Street profits

The country’s top Wall Street regulator says a cyberattack last year breached its system for storing documents filed by companies, possibly allowing hackers to make illegal profits.

Economic Policy June 21, 2017

U.S. falls out of top 10 in Index of Economic Freedom

The United States has fallen out of the top 10 countries in the 2014 Index of Economic Freedom published jointly by the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal.

Consumers June 21, 2017

Newly created fed agency aims to monitor 80 percent of credit card transactions

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau officials are seeking to monitor four out of every five U.S. consumer credit card transactions this year -- up to 42 billion transactions -- through a controversial data-mining program, according to documents obtained by the Washington Examiner.

Financial Regulation April 29, 2017

Newt Gingrich: Trump vs. the swamp, Round III -- Democrats turn to bureaucrats to stop POTUS

To stifle President Donald Trump's pro-growth agenda, Democrats have pinned their hopes on the unprecedented insurrection of an unchecked, de facto branch of government: the bureaucratic state.

Financial Regulation January 12, 2017

Seattle officials join push for Sharia-compliant mortgages, loans

A new proposal in Seattle to increase homeownership among Muslims by offering Sharia-compliant financing is gaining ground, in the latest test for local leaders trying to accommodate diverse religious views without giving unfair special treatment.